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AIC 2014 - Sign-up for Regional Qualifiers is up!

We are proud to announce that the regional EU and NA qualifiers for AIC 2014 will be hosted on ESL on June, 14th to 15th!

General information about the qualifier:
The Regional qualifiers will take place on Saturday 14th of June. On Sunday the top 4 teams from EU and NA Qualifiers will continue to the Playoff Qualifier Bracket, from which the top two teams will fly to Taiwan to take part in the LAN A.V.A International Championship tournament.

Player requirements:
To be eligible to participate in the qualifier and main event of AIC 2014, the player has to be at least 18 years old and have a valid citizenship from a country in Europe or North America.

Regional Qualification - Saturday:
NA Qualifier: All players in the team need to be from the NA region and be at least 18 years old.
EU Qualifier: All players in the team need to be from the EU region and be at least 18 years old.
Mode: Double Elimination, Tournament Rules 7 Wins, Best of 3. Random seeding.
Start: Saturday 14th 18:00 CEST (European qualifier), 21:00 CEST (North American qualifier)

Read the full rule set for the AIC 2014 regional qualifier here on the ESL news page!

We will broadcast most of the matches via Twitch TV with caster Ink and co. on CGO Media! Be sure to tune in during the qualifier dates, there will be a lot of action and a special giveaway for viewers after every match!

Last but not least we will have also great prizes for the Playoff Qualifier Bracket! The 4 best teams will win hardware prizes sponsored by Razer, AP and item prizes for the best 8 teams!

1st and 2nd place:

5x Razer Kraken Pro Headset

5x 6,500 AP + 5x Red/Blue Ticket or Euro Gun of Choice (permanent)

3rd place:

5x Razer Destructor Mousepad

5x 3,500 AP + Blue Ticket or Euro Gun of Choice (permanent)

4th place:

5x Razer Messenger Bag

5x 2,500 AP + Euro Gun of Choice (30 days)

5th place:

5x 2,000 AP + Euro Gun of Choice (30 days)

6th-8th place:

5x 1,000 AP

About AIC 2014

The A.V.A International Championship is back and bigger than ever in 2014! Aeria Games will be sending two teams to the finals in Taiwan from July 15th to 20th, where you will have the chance to prove your skills against 5 other international teams, including competitors like South-Korea and Taiwan, and stand the chance to take home your share of the $50,000 prize pool and the claim to fame as the best A.V.A team world-wide!

Get your team of 5 players together now and follow in the footsteps of CrackHeads, Aeria Games' representation from last year. Start training for the qualifiers in June, get started now and soon you could be flying to Taiwan for the A.V.A International Championship 2014!

The qualifier for AIC 2014 will take place in June 14th to 15th. During this weekend, the best teams of Europe and North America have to compete for 2 slots in the main event in Taiwan. The whole tournament will be held in a 5vs5 Demolition setup.

On Saturday the 14th we will start off with 2 separate qualification cups for EU and NA based teams, the bracket size will be determined by the amount of teams signing up for each bracket. European and North American players cannot mix in the same team. The best teams of each bracket will advance to a playoff bracket, which will select the two winning teams, a spot is not reserved for either continent. All brackets are played with double elimination.

To be eligible to participate in the qualifier and main event of AIC 2014, the player has to be at least 18 years old and have a citizenship for a country of Europe or North America.

The full ruleset for the qualifier will be announced as soon as the sign up is ready and open, both will be released on our website.

Flight and accomodation costs for the main event in Taipei (Taiwan) are being paid by Aeria Games and Garena.

In the meantime setup your AIC team for 2014 and watch the Grand Final of AIC 2013 with Korea vs Taiwan!